Evaporator-receptacle.



J. C. EVERTON.

EVAPORATOR RECEPTACLEr APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23. 1915-- 1, 1 75,733 Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

JAMES C. EVERTON, OF CHAT'IANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

EVAPORATOR-REOEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

Application filed March 23, 19-15. Serial No. 16,367.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, James C. EVERTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Evaporator-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to improvements in evaporators designed for making syrup, the essence of the invention I lying in the mode of assemblage of the structural parts of the receptacle in which the syrup is condensed.

The device consists essentially of a comparatively shallow receptacle, such as customarily used in carrying out the syrup making process which is formed with a plurality of sections or divisions by rebending the receptacle material into upstanding partitions or battles, the same being provided with attaching means for securing the receptacle sides in position in such a manner as to obtain a most efiective, rigid connection for withstanding strains incidental to use and establishing a most satisfactory nonleaking juncture of the parts.

For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an evaporator receptacle constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal, sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and showing more clearly the attaching clips used in my device. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken about on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a similar sectional. view taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the following detail description, and on the several figures of the draw ing, similar parts are referred to by like reference characters.

The embodiment of my invention comprises preferably a metallic receptacle consisting of the bottom 1 which is formed with rebent or crimped partitions 2 at. regular intervals throughout its length. These partitions divide the receptacle into a plurality of compartments as most plainly shown in Fig. 1. The side members 3 of the receptacle, as seen by reference to Fig. 1, are formed with slots at points corresponding to the position of the extremities of the partitions 2 and by interposing between the folds at each end of the partitions a clip member 4 which extends through an adjacent slot, a rigid connection with the side member is provided. The clips mentioned each consist of a strip of metal folded back upon itself, and having its folded portion positioned between the partitions with its eX- tremities passed through the slot, and the end portions of the clips bent in opposite directions against the outer face of the side. Rivet-s 5 hold the clips in place. The lower edge of each side is also bent back upon itself as indicated at G in Fig. 2, the folded portion being bent beneath the bottom and riveted to the latter by the rivets or fastening members 7. End members are similarly riveted or soldered to the ends of the receptacle along the bottom, each one being pro vided with handles 9 for carrying purposes. The upper edges of the ends and sides are preferably rolled as indicated at 10. The partitions are suitably cut-out to form openings 11 and said openings are so arranged as to be at opposite sides of the receptacle in alternate partitions.

Intermediate the partitions or midway of each compartment into which the receptacle is divided is located a baffle 12 connected to one side by means of a clip 13 arranged in a similar manner to that described with reference to the clips 4, the baffle terminating short of the width of the receptacle so as to allow the syrup to pass around its end, said end being rolled back as clearly shown in Fig. 4. Obviously the liquid in seeking its own level will pass around a bafiie back through an opening in the adjacent partition and so on to the opposite end of the receptacle to best carry out the condensing process.

A suitable slide gate 14 is provided for one of the partitions 2 practically midway of the receptacle. These receptacles are naturally roughly handled and must be quite strong so as to withstand the strains incidental to their use as well as the tendency to warp under heating as customary in carrying out said process.

The use of metallic sides for the receptacle is advantageous, eliminating the likelihood of burning as is the case with evaporator devices of conventional form wherein wooden sides are generally provided. By my arrangement the connections of the parts are made rigid and may be touched up with solder to make water-tightv the joints v'wherever necessary.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. An evaporator pan'having a plurality of partitions forming compartments, side members for said pan, and clipmembers comprising metallic strips attached to the partitions and having bendable extremities connecting the side members with the partitions. V

2. Anvevaporator pancomprising a plurality' of partitions formed by rebending the material o its bottom a plurality of times at regular intervals throughout its length, side and end members connected to said bottom, and connecting means interposed in the, folds of said partitions and interlockedwith the side members.

8. An evaporator pan comprising a plurality of partitions formed by rebending the material of its bottom' a plurality of times at regular intervals throughout its length, side and end members connected to 7 said bottom, and connectlng -means inter posed in the folds of'said partltion and 1nterlocked with the side members, said means comprising clips'each consisting. of a piece of'metal folded back upon itself, the side Copies of this patent may be. obtained for standing partitions dividing the pan into compartments, side members and end members attached at their lower edges to the bottom, said side members having a plurality of slots therein formed at points corresponding with the position of the partitions, a clip member interposed between the folds of each partition at'each end thereof and projecting through the adjacent side slot, rivets holding said clip members in the V partitions, said cliprmembers having their extremitles bent'back 1n opposlte directions agalnst the outer surface of the side members, and baffies arranged in each compart= ment and'having one end'thereof connected to a side member, thedopposite end terminating short of the oppositeside of'the receptacle, substantially asset forth.

'Witnessesz a 5 J. L. VVATsoN, I F. KIR PATRICK.

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